A couple of hundred yards from where the Tampa Bay Rays were playing St. Louis in an exhibition game, B.J. Upton took his first swings in a game this spring. ...more

March 19, 2009

Freshman guard Kemba Walker scored 21 points and senior forward Jeff Adrien added 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 Connecticut to a workmanlike 67-55 victory over St. John's on Thursday night. ...more

January 16, 2009

The start of the new year looked too much like the start of the new season to suit defenseman Paul Ranger, who will be back on the ice at Phoenix today after consecutive days of full practice. ...more

January 8, 2009

When the Rays departed Tropicana Field nearly two weeks ago, Joe Maddon hoped his team would be able to break even on a 10-game trip to Seattle, Oakland and Texas. And that was before he knew he would lose three key players - Carl Crawford, Evan Longoria and Troy Percival - along the way. ...more

August 18, 2008

The mood in the Rays' clubhouse before Wednesday's game was decidedly mellow, with a string of Bob Marley tunes wafting from the speakers in place of the usual hip-hop selections. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Rays have been downright dominant at home, their .714 winning percentage at the Trop among the best in baseball. ...more

July 28, 2008

Ever have one of those trips? The kind with two flat tires? Where the air conditioning in the car goes kaput right when the temperature hits 97? Where you think you left your wallet at the last rest stop? Where you drive around lost for an hour, and when you finally ask for directions the guy just laughs? ...more

June 14, 2008

With a new ballpark finally on the horizon, the Florida Marlins are beginning to loosen their purse strings. ...more

May 11, 2008

A.J. Burnett scattered three hits pitching into the eighth inning and Alex Rios homered for the Toronto Blue Jays, who wrapped up a miserable road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. ...more

May 2, 2008

and it promptly lost. ...more

February 23, 2008